ἐπιχθόνιος

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πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν → father, forgive them, for they know not what they do

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Full diacritics: ἐπιχθόνιος Medium diacritics: ἐπιχθόνιος Low diacritics: επιχθόνιος Capitals: ΕΠΙΧΘΟΝΙΟΣ
Transliteration A: epichthónios Transliteration B: epichthonios Transliteration C: epichthonios Beta Code: e)pixqo/nios

English (LSJ)

ον, Ep. Adj., (χθών)

   A upon the earth, earthly, freq. in Hom., as epith. of ἄνθρωποι, ἄνδρες, βροτοί, Od.8.479, Il.1.266,272 : abs., ἐπιχθόνιοι earthly ones, men on earth (cf. χαμαί), opp. ἐπουράνιοι θεοί, 24.220, cf. Pi.O.6.50, B.4.15, etc.; so ἐ. γένος ἀνδρῶν Pi.Fr. 213.3 ; ἐ. δαίμονες who haunt the earth, Hes.Op.123.    2 in pl., natives of a country, D.P.459,1093.    3 terrestrial, opp. marine, ἑρπετόν Opp.H.2.425.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1004] auf der Erde, irdisch, ἄνθρωποι Od. 8, 479; ἄνδρες Il. 1, 266; ohne Zusatz, οἱ ἐπιχθόνιοι, die Irdischen, die Menschen, im Ggstz der ἐπουράνιοι θεοί. Bei Hes. O. 122 δαίμονες, die Schutzgeister der Menschen auf der Erde; Pind. oft von den Menschen; auch sp. D.; = αὐτόχθων, D. Per. 1093. – Bei Sp. auch 3 Endgn.